Anthrax

November 16, 2001
Steps Help Protect Families Against Winter Illnesses 
COLLEGE STATION - For the past few weeks the national news has been full of stories about anthrax, a frightening disease associated mostly with livestock and wildlife, that someone has been attempting to spread to the human population through the mail.

October 23, 2001
Healthy Immune System Is Defense Against Illness 
COLLEGE STATION – With cases of anthrax in humans making the news, Americans are becoming more and more concerned about the possibilities of bioterrorism. And what has sometimes been called germ warfare – unleashing contagious diseases on the human population of a country – might be the most feared.

October 10, 2001
Terrorist Threats On Agriculture Being Studied At Texas A&M  
COLLEGE STATION -- Researchers at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station say prevention, detection and clean up methods for bioterrorism at the farm level must be found now to avoid human harm and economic devastation of the food and fiber supply.

October 09, 2001
Hunters Should Take Precautions Against Anthrax  
COLLEGE STATION – Two human cases of anthrax in Florida are making headlines across the United States and the world. While some experts doubt that anthrax could be used as a biological weapon in this country, other experts are warning that hunters – especially those in Southwest Texas – should take precautions against a disease that is as old as time itself.